Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“Dumbo”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Oostende · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · Aalst · since 2026
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Day nurseries and crèches · Hoeilaart · since 2022
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Operation of fairground attractions · Malle · since 1984
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Oostkamp · since 1985
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since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 1999
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Other business support services · Herenthout · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Hasselt · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lille · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Waregem · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 1993
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011